True World Holdings group reports data breach

True World Holdings LLC, a conglomerate based in Rockleigh, New Jersey, primarily involved in the seafood industry, reported a data breach affecting sensitive information belonging to its current and former employees. The incident was officially reported on October 3, 2024, following an investigation that confirmed unauthorized access to its network.

The incident was detected on August 23, 2024. Upon detecting the suspicious activity, True World's IT team took steps to secure its network and updated its security protocols. True World launched an investigation to understand the extent of the breach and what information was affected. It was confirmed that there had been unauthorized access and copying of certain files from True World's IT network.

Affected individuals include both current and former employees whose data was stored in the compromised files. The exposed data types, number of affected individuals and the nature of the attack and are not disclosed.

Personalized data breach notification letters were sent out to affected individuals, which should contain details on what specific types of information were compromised for each person.